'Napoleon'

'Napoleon'

Heath Killen

"Napoleon" Director: Stanley Kubrick Pitch: Arguably the most Napoleonic filmmaker of his time, fresh off "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," telling the story of Napoleon's downfall. Possibly with Jack Nicholson -- or Ian Holm. What happened: Kubrick, a prodigious researcher, did his homework and then some, and then, when MGM studios was sold, the new owners questioned the elaborate cost and pulled the film out of development. The future: Steven Spielberg flirted with finishing it (before moving on to another Kubrick project, "A.I."). As of last fall, according to reports, HBO was developing the script as a mini-series, for director Baz Luhrmann.

"Napoleon" Director: Stanley Kubrick Pitch: Arguably the most Napoleonic filmmaker of his time, fresh off "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," telling the story of Napoleon's downfall. Possibly with Jack Nicholson -- or Ian Holm. What happened: Kubrick, a prodigious researcher, did his homework and then some, and then, when MGM studios was sold, the new owners questioned the elaborate cost and pulled the film out of development. The future: Steven Spielberg flirted with finishing it (before moving on to another Kubrick project, "A.I."). As of last fall, according to reports, HBO was developing the script as a mini-series, for director Baz Luhrmann. (Heath Killen)

"Napoleon" Director: Stanley Kubrick Pitch: Arguably the most Napoleonic filmmaker of his time, fresh off "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," telling the story of Napoleon's downfall. Possibly with Jack Nicholson -- or Ian Holm. What happened: Kubrick, a prodigious researcher, did his homework and then some, and then, when MGM studios was sold, the new owners questioned the elaborate cost and pulled the film out of development. The future: Steven Spielberg flirted with finishing it (before moving on to another Kubrick project, "A.I."). As of last fall, according to reports, HBO was developing the script as a mini-series, for director Baz Luhrmann.